Francisco Labastida

Francisco Labastida Ochoa (14 August 1942-) was Governor of Sinaloa from 1 January 1987 to 31 December 1992, succeeding Antonio Toledo Corro and preceding Renato Vega Alvarado, and Secretary of the Interior of Mexico from 3 January 1998 to 21 May 1999, succeeding Emilio Chuayffet and preceding Diodoro Carrasco Altamirano. Labastida was the Institutional Revolutionary Party's presidential candidate in 2000, and he lost the election to National Action Party of Mexico politician Vicente Fox, the first time that the PRI lost a presidential election in its 70-year history.

Biography
Francisco Labastida Ochoa was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico on 14 August 1942, the grandson of a Governor of Sinaloa, who also served as a federal deputy. Labastida worked as an economist before being elected Governor of Sinaloa in 1987, serving as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. During his term, he was accused of protecting Sinaloa Cartel drug traffickers and overlooking their criminal activities. Labastida served as Interior Minister and Agriculture Minister during President Ernesto Zedillo's administration, and he used his governmental experience to become his party's presidential candidate in 2000. In a shocking election, Labastida lost to National Action Party of Mexico candidate Vicente Fox, the first time in the PRI's 70-year history that it had lost a presidential election.